Senate Bill S5422A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to bioheating fuel

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S5422 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6954
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §19-0327, En Con L; amd §§210-B & 606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A6070

2017-S5422 - Summary

Relates to bioheating fuel requirements and bioheating fuel tax credits; requires all heating oil sold for use in any building in Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties on and after July 1, 2018 be bioheating fuel that contains at least five percent biodiesel.

2017-S5422 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5422 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5422
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BOYLE, CROCI, HANNON, LATIMER, PHILLIPS, SANDERS,
   SAVINO -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
   committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law and the tax law, in
   relation to bioheating fuel

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 19-0327 to read as follows:
 § 19-0327. BIOHEATING FUEL REQUIREMENTS.
   (1) DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING  TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "BIODIESEL"  SHALL  MEAN  A FUEL, DESIGNATED B100, THAT MEETS THE
 SPECIFICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS  DESIG-
 NATION  D6751  COMPOSED  EXCLUSIVELY  OF MONO-ALKYL ESTERS OF LONG CHAIN
 FATTY ACIDS DERIVED FROM FEEDSTOCK.
   (B) "BIOHEATING FUEL" SHALL MEAN A FUEL COMPRISED OF BIODIESEL BLENDED
 WITH PETROLEUM HEATING OIL THAT MEETS THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN
 SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS DESIGNATION D396 OR  OTHER  SPECIFICA-
 TIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   (C)  "HEATING OIL" SHALL MEAN PETROLEUM OIL REFINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF
 USE AS FUEL FOR COMBUSTION IN A SPACE AND/OR WATER HEATING  SYSTEM  THAT
 MEETS THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERI-
 ALS  DESIGNATION  D396  OR  OTHER  SPECIFICATIONS  AS  DETERMINED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER.
   (D) "FEEDSTOCK" SHALL MEAN SOYBEAN OIL, OIL FROM ANNUAL  COVER  CROPS,
 ALGAL  OIL, BIOGENIC WASTE OILS, FATS OR GREASES, OR NON-FOOD GRADE CORN
 OIL, PROVIDED THAT THE COMMISSIONER MAY, BY RULES AND REGULATIONS, MODI-
 FY THE DEFINITION OF FEEDSTOCK BASED ON THE VEGETABLE OILS, ANIMAL  FATS
 OR CELLULOSIC BIOMASS LISTED IN TABLE 1 OF 40 C.F.R. § 80.1426.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10699-01-7
              

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2017-S5422A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6954
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §19-0327, En Con L; amd §§210-B & 606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A6070

2017-S5422A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to bioheating fuel requirements and bioheating fuel tax credits; requires all heating oil sold for use in any building in Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties on and after July 1, 2018 be bioheating fuel that contains at least five percent biodiesel.

2017-S5422A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5422A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5422--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BOYLE,  AVELLA, CROCI, HANNON, LATIMER, PHILLIPS,
   SANDERS, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
   be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Environmental  Conservation  --
   reported  favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee
   on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the tax  law,  in
   relation to bioheating fuel
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 19-0327 to read as follows:
 § 19-0327. BIOHEATING FUEL REQUIREMENTS.
   (1)  DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "BIODIESEL" SHALL MEAN A FUEL, DESIGNATED  B100,  THAT  MEETS  THE
 SPECIFICATIONS  OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS DESIG-
 NATION D6751 COMPOSED EXCLUSIVELY OF MONO-ALKYL  ESTERS  OF  LONG  CHAIN
 FATTY ACIDS DERIVED FROM FEEDSTOCK.
   (B)  "RENEWABLE HYDROCARBON DIESEL" SHALL MEAN A DOMESTICALLY-PRODUCED
 FUEL DERIVED FROM VEGETABLE  OILS,  ANIMAL  FATS,  AND  OTHER  RENEWABLE
 FEEDSTOCKS THAT MEET THE MOST RECENT SPECIFICATIONS OF ASTM D975. RENEW-
 ABLE  HYDROCARBON  SHALL  NOT INCLUDE ANY FUEL FROM CO-PROCESSED BIOMASS
 WITH A FEEDSTOCK THAT IS NOT BIOMASS.
   (C) "BIOHEATING FUEL" SHALL MEAN A FUEL COMPRISED OF BIODIESEL BLENDED
 WITH PETROLEUM HEATING OIL THAT MEETS THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN
 SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS DESIGNATION D396, A FUEL COMPRISED  OF
 DOMESTICALLY-PRODUCED  RENEWABLE HYDROCARBON DIESEL WITH PETROLEUM HEAT-
 ING OIL THAT MEETS THE SPECIFICATIONS OF ASTM D975, OR OTHER  SPECIFICA-
 TIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10699-06-7
              

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